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Doing a renovation? Win $500 towards a home energy evaluation

Rebates for upgrading your insulation are available through the Home Energy Rebate Offer, a joint program between BC Hydro and FortisBC.

Spring into energy savings with Home Energy Rebate Offer, enter to win

As spring and warmer weather approaches, it's time to get started on chores that piled up on your to-do list during the winter months.

If energy efficiency is on your list, take advantage of valuable rebates with the Home Energy Rebate Offer. The program is a partnership between BC Hydro and FortisBC and offers more than $6,000 in rebates for energy efficiency renovations and upgrades.

Range of rebates could help you cut energy bill by up to 30%

Rebates help make it easy for you to reduce home energy costs and improve the comfort of your home. Rebates for the following home upgrades can help you save up to 30 per cent on your energy bill:

Upgrading fans

Installing insulation

Investing in a new water heater

Improving draftproofing throughout your home.

Sound easy? Here's how it works.

Start by checking out the terms and conditions for current home renovation rebates and make sure the program is a good fit for you.

If you're qualified to participate, and want to take advantage of all the upgrades required for the bonus offer and draftproofing, hire an energy advisor to complete a pre-upgrade home evaluation. This will help to establish a baseline of your current energy usage, and will pinpoint areas in your home where upgrades will make the most difference and which are best suited for your home and budget.

Complete the renovations and upgrades that you've selected.

After installations are complete, contact your energy advisor once again for a post-upgrade evaluation. They will help you complete your application.

Finally, submit your form and include all invoices for the energy efficiency upgrades.

Visit our team and enter to win a home energy evaluation

Our community team will be at home shows across the province over the next few months. Visit our team to learn more about the Home Energy Rebate Offer and how you can enter to win an EnerGuide* pre- and post- home energy evaluation to get you started on energy-efficient renovations. There are three prizes to be won, one for each of the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Interior regions.

To enter, you must be eligible to participate in the Home Energy Rebate Offer, and have a home that is primarily heated by electricity.